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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>- hoping for a little help. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>a friend-of-a-friend who does a television
column about language for the french-language arm of the canadian broadcasting
corporation is interested in the origin of saumon quinnat (i.e. the french term
for chinook salmon), which derives from "quimnut" salmon, the origin
of which is a mystery to her (and me).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> any thoughts anyone?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>tg
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